Perl on Linux Ubunta

mikasue has asked for the wisdom of the Perl Monks concerning the following question:

I successfully installed Perl on Lunix Ubunta but I can't install Tk.


/usr/bin/perl is installed in /usr/lib/perl/5.8 okay
PPM for perl5.008007
Test Compiling config/perlrx.c
Test Compiling config/pmop.c
Test Compiling config/pregcomp2.c
Test Compiling config/signedchar.c
Test Compile/Run config/unsigned.c
Test Compiling config/Ksprintf.c
Test Compiling -DSPRINTF_RETURN_CHAR config/Ksprintf.c
Test Compiling config/tod.c
Test Compiling -DTIMEOFDAY_TZ config/tod.c
Test Compiling -DTIMEOFDAY_NO_TZ config/tod.c
Test Compiling -DTIMEOFDAY_DOTS config/tod.c
Problem gettimeofday()
Using -L/usr/lib to find /usr/lib/libX11.so.6.2.0
Cannot find X include files via /usr/include
Cannot find X include files anywhere at ./myConfig line 369.
Compilation failed in require at Makefile.PL line 37.
BEGIN failed--compilation aborted at Makefile.PL line 39.
Running make test
  Make had some problems, maybe interrupted? Won't test
Running make install
  Make had some problems, maybe interrupted? Won't install
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Re: Perl on Linux Ubunta by eserte (Deacon) on Dec 27, 2007 at 00:25 UTC
From README.linux (which also applies to Ubuntu, I guess): `Debian Linux: The libx11-dev and x-dev packages are necessary to compile Perl/Tk. The libfreetype6-dev, libxrender-dev and libxft-dev packages are necessary to compile with XFT=1.` [download]	[reply] [d/l]
Re: Perl on Linux Ubunta by sub_chick (Hermit) on Dec 27, 2007 at 01:43 UTC
Use this to install the proper package: `sudo apt-get install perl-tk` Read up on the package HERE Es gibt mehr im Leben als Bücher, weißt du. Aber nicht viel mehr. - (Die Smiths)"	[reply] [d/l]
Re: Perl on Linux Ubunta by FunkyMonk (Bishop) on Dec 27, 2007 at 00:45 UTC
I haven't spent much time with Ubuntu Linux, but can't you just `apt-get install libtk-perl`? `apt-get` will take care of any other packages needed	[reply] [d/l] [select]
Re^2: Perl on Linux Ubunta by flexo (Sexton) on Dec 27, 2007 at 02:54 UTC
If you're using the system Perl (as the OP seems to be doing), you'd use `apt-get` (or `aptitude`). If you're using your own Perl that you've installed yourself, you'd presumably use that Perl's `cpanp`.	[reply]
Re: Perl on Linux Ubunta by derby (Abbot) on Dec 27, 2007 at 15:02 UTC
Well ... this post has me confused on several levels. First ... I think you mean Linux Ubuntu (not Lunix Ubunta). And second, if you're using Ubuntu, why are you using ActiveState Perl? I know that ActiveState Perl is available for Linux but I would recommend using Ubuntu's repository (apt-get/aptitude) for installing perl packages first and then CPAN only if the package is not in Ubuntu's repository. As you can see, using yet another perl package manager just muddies the water. -derby	[reply]